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2. Portrait painting - Wikipedia

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   Self-portrait of Nicolas Régnier painting a portrait of Vincenzo Giustiniani, 1623–24, Fogg Art Museum. Portrait painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to represent a specific human subject. The term 'portrait painting' can also describe the actual painted portrait. Portraitists may create their work by commission, for public ...

3. Mona Lisa - Wikipedia

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   The Mona Lisa ( / ˌmoʊnə ˈliːsə / MOH-nə LEE-sə; Italian: Gioconda [dʒoˈkonda] or Monna Lisa [ˈmɔnna ˈliːza]; French: Joconde [ʒɔkɔ̃d]) is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, [ 4][ 5] it has been described as "the best known, the ...

4. Portraits of Vincent van Gogh - Wikipedia

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   The portraits of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) include self-portraits, portraits of him by other artists, and photographs—one of which is dubious—of the Dutch artist. Van Gogh's dozens of self-portraits were an important part of his œuvre as a painter. Most probably, van Gogh's self-portraits are depicting the face as it appeared in the ...

5. Portraits by Vincent van Gogh - Wikipedia

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   1887-88. Musée Rodin, Paris (F363) Portrait of Père Tanguy, painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1887, is one of three paintings of Julien Tanguy. The three works demonstrate a progression in Van Gogh's artistic style since arriving in Paris. The first painting is somber and the composition is simple.

6. Thomas Gainsborough - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Gainsborough RA FRSA ( / ˈɡeɪnzbərə /; 14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, [ 1] he is considered one of the most important British artists of the second half of the 18th century. [ 2]

7. Portraits of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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   The United States Commission of Fine Arts recommended F. Luis Mora to paint the portrait of Warren G. Harding. The portrait was painted from photographs. Two portraits of Harding painted by 'foreign artists' in the White House were rejected for inferior artistic merit and insufficient likeness. [10] The painting was hung in the White House in ...